Clock tower Photo: Clock tower

Clock tower – tower in the old town of Herceg Novi, which concurrently became a full-fledged symbol of the city. Other names towers: Sat Kula, Clock tower or the Torah.

Built in 1494, then she played the role of the bell tower for Viborg Cathedral. Since 1753, the tower is crowned with a massive clock with bell. This was followed by another completion – patterns bunk there is another tier, which became the third. In architectural terms, this construction is made in a classic style.

Another function, later vested in the tower, the fire tower with an observation deck on top.

During the Turkish reign, the Clock tower showed the main entrance to the city. Today the tower passage connects two key city squares.

The tower is decorated with a unique bas-relief from the burnt wood "Black Madonna". This work was performed by Afran Choicem, Sarajevo sculptor. His appearance on the tower is dedicated to the memory of the founder of the city, Serbian and Montenegrin king Tvrtko I of Kotromanic. The bell-alarm, which is preserved in the tower to this day is a gift to the citizens of Herceg Novi from the Russian Empress Catherine II.

The clock mechanism inside the tower until 1995 was preserved ancient watch was controlled by using heavy weights. He was subsequently replaced by modern electronic.

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